Means for journaling wheels to axles.



' J. W. PRICE. MEANS FOR JOURNALING WHEELS T0 AXLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-16, 1914.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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1 Viviam-in :the parish offladdo. State-oi Lo i an have invent d a new? a q liseeil' 1 heels 44 Ax e 9 ,M an y Joummli g whichthe following. is a. specification I The presentinventionl appentains toi run,-

ning' gearsv for .wagons-a-ndother yehioles,

and relates more particularly. to-a novel and improved means for journaling the.wheels p of a wagon, or other.vehicle,to=theaxles,

' It isthe object of-thepresentinvention to" provide 'nnioue means'fon mounting the wheels rotatably upon thelv endsof the; axles or axle trees, whereby the draftof.

. structure williberendered'mdre rigid olzsubstantial, and. whereby the, longevity of the service ofthe wagoniwillbe attained.

With the foregoing generaLobjeots1out- Q will be apparent as the nature'ofi iftheinrangement of parts and inthe details'o'f oonistruction' hereinafter described and claimed,

v that changes in the'pre-' 'cise embodiment ofthe'invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope' of what is claimed without departing fromthe spiritv V the outer ear 15' to been illustrated in its preferred embodiments in .the accompany I it being understood away.-

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vention is better understood, the present in of, the invention. The invention has ing drawing,-wherein': r ,Figurel is a bottom view illustrating the present invention as appliedtoa wheel and axle, portions being broken away. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the picted in Fig. 1, 7 portions being broken ispreferably constructed of wood or timber engaged to the hub andffellysection, re-g jspectively', the adjoining ends ofth'espoke sections being connected'by turn buckle sleeves. or couplings v78,1.vvherehy thev spokes,

States, I 1 residing at t pl e-: 1 c :e aton tad of h other objeotslin viewf, which vention'iresides inthe combination andare Y :2,qso" that the clips 13 may be engaged projecting edge portionsflof' provided with which the spin-p Hapertures or bores, through The hub 3. is preferably 1 I Ldle l 9 is journaled. 1

parts dethe numeral 1 designates: I the wheel,and 2, the axle or axle tree, which 3 having periphsockets 4 receiving,

spindle from being clamped to 7 may" he ex e d ori contracted. t9 tighten or v on o e v andto perm t the;s 'jnake 'tof bemp'rojectediinto and withloo'snl the tire {upon the telly,

m n a em t it e b- Theloai dinal or -Y salient" featnre f of the Wh i d hea ing du dt i-i d f lt n con end I0, connection witha boxingll The boxingor bearingll embodies a base 2 resting. a gainst the bottom! of the axle, andseoiired the'axle and having their. ends engaged to tlwcls pe t en q e-b k p at -12 The w OFFICE resentjnvention: resides; in the provision pme ell n a y on ax ly e tend: me i d e ed bat e, b 8 (if the with;' a -ngularf integral sidewflgg iges l'w and wi -theid asdge Oflfllfi I ears- Th ed e portions ofthe plate 12. project beyond :the flangesrrl4 and; beyond the sidesi of theiaxle through the said the plate. 'Theears'l5 are at e ds wi e eul nte ra ears? 1 15, 4;. v e. flanges conn c ng and; e n i nfiegrel provided with a shoulder 16 bearing against ment of the spindle,while a nut or retaining memberfl'? is threadedor engaged upon the- To reduce. friction,

der 16 of the' hub and the spectively The shoulder 16 of the hub 3 closes one of the counter bores :19, andthe washer 18 closes the other, the'washer' 18 being engaged upon the reduced tip or end. 'lOof the spindle9, and bearing against the shoulder formed by said. tip,

whereby the nut 17 i being tightened, will The'spindle will therefore rotate freely:

limit the inward move I the ears 15 are pro vided at their remote sides with counterbores or sockets '19 having roller 'bearings QO theref in parallel withand embracing the'journaled portions of the spindle 9, the roller bearings. being retained within the annularrace ways provided by the counterbores, by the shoul-- washer 18, re-'- prevent the the boxing."

indle in engage- The present 11117611131011 eliminates; the. fusej v 

